C5 Chapter 5: A Great Service to the Landgrave

By the time Nikko reached the enormous gate in the wall surrounding Hocatin, the skies had grown even murkier and a light rain had begun to fall. The high wall, with its towers and battlements, still impressed the peasant boy. Now and then, he saw the threatening tips of spears carried by the soldiers who patrolled the wall-walk inside the fortress